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The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories

by Mark Twain · 1916

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Nine tales showcase Twain's wit as he skewers greed and hypocrisy—and makes a memorable, tormenting statement on evil.

The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County (1865)

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The facts concerning the recent carnival of crime in Connecticut (1876)

The stolen white elephant (1882)

Luck (1891)

The PS1,000,000 bank-note (1893)

The man that corrupted Hadleyburg (1899)

The five boons of life (1902)

Was it heaven? or hell? (1902)

The mysterious stranger (1916)

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Themes
religionreligionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
19th century19th centuryMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
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philosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 272 pages
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short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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